PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 HR/Payroll Analyst
HonorVet Technologies is a veteran-owned IT staffing firm, ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified, working with federal agencies, state governments, and Fortune 500 enterprise clients across the US. What makes us different isn't a tagline — it's the way we work. We don't forward resumes and hope for the best. We take the time to understand where a professional like you is headed and only reach out when we genuinely believe there's a fit worth exploring. Position Details Title: PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 HR/Payroll Analyst Location: Remote Duration: 12 Months (Possible extension) Employment Type: Contract Job Summary The Systems Analyst 3 role supports a large public sector PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 HR/Payroll environment, providing advanced functional and technical support across HR modules, Position Management, workflows, integrations, reporting, and mainframe-related processes. The role involves ensuring accurate HR data processing, compliance with federal and state regulations, system configuration, troubleshooting, production support, and coordination across multiple agencies in a complex enterprise environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide senior-level functional support for PeopleSoft HR and Payroll applications, including Workforce Administration, HR, and Payroll modules.
- Configure and maintain HR and payroll components such as job codes, positions, departments, compensation structures, and business units.
- Manage HR security setup, including row-level security and access controls.
- Interpret and apply HR policies, labor laws, and regulatory requirements (including FMLA compliance).
- Define, configure, and support leave plans, entitlements, and integration with Payroll and Time & Labor.
- Support Approval Workflow Engine (AWE) configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
- Develop and maintain queries and reports using PS/Query, SQL, BI Publisher, and SAP BusinessObjects.
- Perform functional design, configuration changes, and documentation including functional design documents (FDDs) and test scripts.
- Support PeopleSoft technical components including Application Designer, Integration Broker, SQR, and BI Publisher.
- Assist with PeopleSoft tools such as PUM, Fluid UI, Change Assistant, Elasticsearch, and lifecycle management.
- Perform Position Management support including troubleshooting, data fixes, validations, audits, and workflow analysis.
- Support mainframe-related processes including batch monitoring, job failures (abends), log analysis, and root cause analysis.
- Ensure system stability by validating batch jobs, dependencies, and upstream/downstream integrations.
- Support fiscal year-end processes, legislative changes, and enterprise-wide payroll/HR updates.
- Maintain and analyze historical and operational HR/payroll data for reporting and testing purposes.
- Perform data updates, configuration changes, and maintenance in HR/payroll systems.
- Support system refresh activities, environment validation, and post-refresh integrity checks.
- Provide Level 2 service desk support, including advanced troubleshooting, incident resolution, and ticket management.
- Participate in major incident management (P1/P2), disaster recovery, and upgrade testing activities.
- Support audit, compliance (including SOC controls), and ensure security, data integrity, and system performance.
- Ensure WCAG 2.1 accessibility compliance for all digital content and system outputs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including HR, payroll, technical, infrastructure, and vendor support teams.
- Gather requirements for system enhancements, break/fix issues, and process improvements.
- Provide user training, knowledge transfer, and support to end users and agencies.
- Support functional design, configuration, testing (UAT/regression), and production deployment activities.
- Participate in project coordination, system enhancements, and legislative or regulatory-driven changes.
- Follow ITIL-based processes for incident, change, and service management.
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies, security standards, and operational procedures.
- Participate in reporting, presentations, audits, and governance activities as required.
Required Skills
- PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 Human Resources (HR) Module
- Texas Public Sector / State Government HR Systems
- Texas HR Policies and Procedures
- Federal Labor Laws and Compliance
- Functional Project Management
- Data Integration and Data Quality Management
- SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)
- WCAG 2.1 Accessibility Compliance
- Requirements Gathering and Business Analysis
- Vendor Management and Contract Compliance
- Employee Data Management
- Entitlements and Deductions Administration
- Fiscal Year-End Processing
- Organizational Change and Legislative Implementation Support
- Mainframe Data Analysis and Validation
- Environment Refresh Coordination and Validation
- ITIL Framework
- IT Service Management (ITSM)
- IT Asset Management (ITAM)
- Production Support in Multi-Agency Environments
- Documentation and Functional Specifications
Preferred Skills
- FMLA Administration and Configuration
- FMLA Plan Setup and Balance Tracking
- Mass Salary Action Processing
- Customer-Facing Agency Support
- Multi-Agency HR System Expansion Support
- Functional Specification Development
- SQL for Data Synchronization and Reconciliation
- Legacy HR/Financial System Support
- Fiscal Year-End Processing for Enterprise HR Systems
- Benefits Administration and Legislative Program Implementation
- Cross-System Integrations
- Enterprise HR System Enhancements
- Large-Scale Government HR Operations Support
- Production Support for Legacy Systems
- Stakeholder Communication and Training
- System Conversion and Data Reconciliation Activities